Christopher Ingraham

2 weeks ago | minnesotareformer.com | Christopher Ingraham

Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: the bottom line. Well Reformers, this is it: the final Topline. Call it the Bottom Line? As this is my last day here, I thought I’d do something a little more self-indulgent than usual and look back at my time at the Reformer, by the numbers.

2 weeks ago | minnesotareformer.com | Christopher Ingraham

Roughly 45,000 Minnesotans would be at risk of losing all of their federal food assistance, and tens of thousands more could lose some of that assistance under cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) approved by Republicans in the U.S. House. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and win the signature of President Donald Trump to become law.

3 weeks ago | marijuanamoment.net | Christopher Ingraham |Minnesota Reformer

Minnesota became the butt of national jokes after the state Supreme Court ruled in 2009 that bong water could be legally considered a drug. By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota ReformerMinnesota authorities would no longer be able to charge people with major drug crimes solely on the basis of the dirty water in their bongs—thanks to a provision in the 192-page judiciary and public safety bill that was sent to Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) over the weekend. He’s expected to sign it.

3 weeks ago | news-journal.com | Christopher Ingraham

The tax provisions in House Republicans’ so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would overwhelmingly benefit Minnesota’s wealthiest families, according to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive think tank in DC. If the bill passes the Senate and wins the signature of President Trump, the bottom 20% of Minnesota households, with incomes of less than $36,000, would see an average tax benefit of about $250, or 1.3% of household income.

3 weeks ago | minnesotareformer.com | Christopher Ingraham

The tax provisions in House Republicans’ so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would overwhelmingly benefit Minnesota’s wealthiest families, according to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive think tank in DC. If the bill passes the Senate and wins the signature of President Trump, the bottom 20% of Minnesota households, with incomes of less than $36,000, would see an average tax benefit of about $250, or 1.3% of household income.